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| Date: | Sunday 29 October 2023 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: |  Embraer ERJ-175SU |
| Owner/operator: | Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation |
| Registration: | C-FJBO |
| MSN: | 17000277 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | General Electric CF34-8E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near New York, NY -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Pearson International Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| KJFK | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Canada Express flight AC556, an Embraer ERJ-175SU, made an emergency descent from FL200.
While at FL200, the crew received Bleed 1 and Bleed 2 Fail Caution lights. The crew declared an emergency and did a rapid descent from 20000ft to 10000ft. There was no negative passenger reaction and the flight landed in KJFK without further incident.
The aircraft resumed regular service on 5 Nov. 2023.
Sources:
TSB A23F0336
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-fjbo#32a5bd1f
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 2023 | C-FJBO | Air Canada Express, opb Jazz Aviation | 0 | near New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA/KLGA) |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2023 17:22 | harro | Added |
| 13-Nov-2023 17:26 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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